Abstract
The flow of a slipping fluid jet is examined theoretically as it emerges from a channel at moderate Reynolds number. The ratio of the slip length to the channel width $S$ is assumed to be of order one, one order of magnitude larger than the perturbation parameter ${\it\varepsilon}=Re^{-1/2}$, $Re$ being the Reynolds number. Poiseuille flow conditions are assumed to prevail far upstream from the exit. The problem is solved using the method of matched asymptotic expansions. A similarity solution is obtained in the inner layer of the free surface, with the outer layer extending to the jet centreline. The inner-layer thickness grows like $\sqrt{x/Re\,S}$. A slipping jet is found to contract like $x/Re$ very near and far from the channel exit, but does not have a definite behaviour in between compared to $(x/Re)^{1/3}$ for an adhering jet, $x$ being the distance from the channel exit. Eventually, the jet reaches uniform conditions far downstream. As in the case of entry flow, there is a rapid departure in flow behaviour for a slipping jet from the $S=0$ limit. This rapid change is notably observed in the drop of boundary-layer thickness, increase in exit and relaxation lengths as well as in jet width with slip length. Finally, the connections with microchannel and hydrophobic flows are highlighted.
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